{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://deluzio.house.gov/media/press-releases/deluzio-joins-push-stop-trump-hiding-true-cost-iran-war-dishonoring-fallen", "Deluzio Joins Push to Stop Trump from Hiding True Cost of Iran War, Dishonoring Fallen Servicemembers", "2026-09-17", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Christopher R. Deluzio", "D000530", "deluzio.house.gov", "deluzio", "https://deluzio.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Iraq War veteran and House Armed Services Committee member Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) helped announce the new Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Troops in War Act. This legislation, which he co-sponsors, would stop President Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to hide both the duration and the true cost of his Iran War from the American people.\n\nThis bill introduction follows the Pentagon\u2019s unprecedented move to recategorize recent casualties from Trump\u2019s Iran War\u2014including four killed and over 200 wounded servicemembers\u2014under a separate category outside Operation Epic Fury in a shameless attempt to downplay the damage done and evade accountability to the American people.\n\n\u201cI will not allow Donald Trump to dishonor the service of our troops just because it benefits him politically to downplay the length and bloody cost of his Iran War,\u201d said Congressman Deluzio. \u201cTrump knows his reckless Iran War is failing, which is why he\u2019s manipulating casualty records to try and fool the American people. It is disgusting that this administration is trying to play games with the deaths of the men and women who gave their lives serving this country.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by VoteVets and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).\n\nCongressman Deluzio has been opposed to this Iran War since Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth started it, criticizing the administration for launching it without a clearly defined strategy or exit plan. Congressman Deluzio is also a House co-lead of the No Funds for Iran War Act which would prohibit the use of additional public money for military action against Iran in the absence of an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) or declaration of war from Congress. He also put Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth through the ringer with intensive questioning in a hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee.\n\nSpecifically, to ban the Secretary of Defense from hiding the true cost of war, the Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Troops in War Act:\n\nBans Arbitrary, Unjustified Recategorizing of Designated Contingency Operations by prohibiting redesignating an ongoing conflict if the Administration continues to mobilize forces against the same enemy;\n\nPrevents Manipulation of Casualty Records by prohibiting manipulation of casualty records by falsely redesignating a contingency operation;\n\nRestores Casualty Records of Our Fallen and Wounded Heroes in the Iran War by requiring restoration of casualty records for Iran-related operations since February 28, 2026, and notify next-of-kin about the correction;\n\nBans Cutting Hard-Earned Benefits for Troops and Civilian Personnel by prohibiting the modification of eligibility for deployment-related personnel benefits on the basis of falsely redesignating a contingency operation; and\n\nRestores Benefits to Personnel Supporting Iran War by retroactively restoring all covered benefits entitled to members of the Armed Services and civilian employees who have supported Iran-related operations since February 28, 2026.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://deluzio.house.gov/media/press-releases/deluzio-joins-push-stop-trump-hiding-true-cost-iran-war-dishonoring-fallen"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.348195131868124, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}